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Emmet Gates

Emmet is an Irish/Argentine football journalist who lives in London. Emmet has been writing about the Italian game for more than a decade with a host of publications. Read More

Latest posts by Emmet Gates

What Serie A’s Biggest Sides Need in the Summer Transfer Window

Some of the biggest Serie A sides have done some business this summer, and more is on the way between now and the end of August. ... Read More

Hernan Crespo at 50: Five of his Greatest Goals

Hernan Crespo scored more than 200 goals during his time in Italy with Parma, Lazio, Inter, AC Milan and Genoa. Here are five of his best. ... Read More

Juventus Boss Igor Tudor Has Plenty to Ponder After Club World Cup Adventure Ends Against Real Madrid

Juve's season finally ended but for boss Igor Tudor there is much to do. ... Read More

Will the Gamble on New Boss Alberto Gilardino Pay Off for Pisa?

Pisa have signed Alberto Gilardino as a replacement for Pippo Inzaghi, but what will the former Genoa coach bring? ... Read More

Juventus Star Kenan Yildiz Lighting Up Club World Cup as Igor Tudor Shapes his Team

Juventus have qualified to the round of 16 in FIFA's Club World Cup, and Kenan Yildiz has been at the heart of it. ... Read More

Juventus striker Dusan Vlahovic and Napoli’s Victor Osimhen Facing Uncertain Future

Dusan Vlahovic and Victor Osimhen face uncertain futures at Juventus and Napoli amid fluctuating fortunes over the past couple of years. ... Read More

Edin Dzeko’s Serie A Return Provides More Questions Than Answers as Fiorentina Swoop

Fiorentina have snapped up 39-year-old Edin Dzeko, and his signing represents the best and worst of Italian thinking. ... Read More

Can Gian Piero Gasperini Banish His Ghosts as Roma Adventure Starts?

Gian Piero Gasperini was unveiled as Roma's new coach, and the 67-year-old will aim to banish the ghosts of his disastrous Inter stint. ... Read More

Igor Tudor Getting Serious About Club World Cup as Juventus Prepare to Kick Off Their American Adventure

It’s difficult to know what to expect from Juventus at the FIFA Club World Cup. The Old Lady are coming off the back of a decent end to the Serie A season. Caretaker boss Igor Tudor secured Champions League football on the final day of the campaign and soon after was confirmed as the permanent ... Read More

Sampdoria vs Salernitana: The Play-Out Battle for Serie B Survival Finally Takes to the Pitch

Sampdoria and Salernitana face off in the most controversial set of games in Serie B this season, with survival on the line. ... Read More

From Baggio to Kaka and the two Ronaldos… The Hits and Misses When Serie A Signed Ageing Superstars

Napoli have signed Kevin De Bruyne, and the 33-year-old is not the first superstar veteran to be snapped up by an Italian club taking a punt. ... Read More

Max Allegri is Back at Milan… But Can he Break the Cycle of Bad Managerial Sequels?

Max Allegri has returned to take over at Milan, but if the club's history has taught us anything, is that managerial sequels rarely work. ... Read More